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A motorcyclist is in serious condition after falling off the northbound ramp to Highway 427, snarling morning commuter traffic before 8 a.m. The motorcyclist, a 35-year-old man from Caledonia, Ont., was traveling eastbound on Queen Elizabeth Way. While exiting on the northbound ramp to the 427, he lost control and sailed over the cement barrier, […]

Cottagers heading north for the long weekend are warned to be extremely cautious after a 47-year-old man was attacked by a black bear northwest of Orillia in a forest frequently used by hikers and horseback riders. Gerald Marois, from Waubaushene, Ont., suffered injuries to his right arm and deep lacerations to both legs in the […]

A black bear attacked a man northwest of Orillia, Ont., last night, leading to a massive hunt for the animal before cottagers head north for the long weekend. At approximately 6:30 p.m., a 47-year-old man was attacked in the area of Upper Big Chute Rd. and Kinnear Sideroad in Severn Township, in a forest frequently […]

A man surrendered to police yesterday after a teenager was fatally shot in the face earlier in the week, but police warn more suspects may still be on the loose. “There is a possibility of there being a second or more suspects that were present at the time of the murder,” Constable Tony Vella said […]

UPDATE, 5:58 p.m. ET: Thomas surrendered to Toronto Police at 52 Division this afternoon and has been charged with first degree murder. He will make a court appearance court tomorrow morning. — Toronto Police have issued a first degree murder warrant for Sheronnie Thomas of Toronto, wanted in connection with the murder of a 15-year-old […]

Toronto Police are investigating the murder of a 15-year-old boy shortly after 2 a.m. in the Keele Street and Eglinton Avenue area. Assailants knocked on the victim’s door at an apartment above a record store at 2508 Eglinton Ave. West. Someone called 911 after hearing gunshots. The victim later died at Sunnybrook Hospital of a […]

Summer is here, and that means road closures a-go-go. After being shut down for maintenance all weekend, the Gardiner Expressway are down to two lanes at Jamieson in both directions due to ongoing bridge repair work that is expected to last until June 11. Road resurfacing is the cause of some other traffic delays around […]

Canada’s search for national identity is taking flight. James Cowan, executive director of the Canadian Raptor Conservancy found it odd that Canada does not have a national bird. The United States has its powerful bald eagle, New Zealand has its kiwi and Mexico its crested caracara. Why not us? So Mr. Cowan launched a campaign […]

You know summer is nearly here when the road closures start: Toronto’s Gardiner Expressway and Mississauga’s Lakeshore Road will both be closed this weekend. North and southbound lanes of the Gardiner will be off-limits from the Don Valley Parkway to the Humber River. Eastbound express lanes are also scheduled for closures west of Kipling to […]

Police arrested 11 people after seizing heroin and opium hidden inside heavy electrical motors en route to Toronto from Iran, RCMP officers said Thursday morning. After a 15-month investigation, the arrests took place in nine locations across the GTA on Wednesday. Police seized 60 kilograms worth of opium and 1.5 kilograms of heroin and 10,000 […]